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"It's so peaceful in here."Alex says in front of me. I nodded. We are sitting under the tree when we first met. We are far from the crowd in here. It was like we are in our little bubble together. "Where's Hannah?"
"I don't know. Maybe in the library." I shrugged. We stayed silent for a couple minute and then Jeff comes walking toward us from the cafeteria. He didn't have a tray in his hand, either foods. He's wearing a black hoodie and a black jeans, i've never seen him wearing a hoodie to school before, nonetheless he looks absolutely stunning.
When he arrives, he immediately sit beside me and lean his head toward my shoulder. "Can you see we are having a moment here, Atkins?"Alex jokes.
But he doesn't say anything, this is the first time he doesn't fight back. My face turns into confusion, "Hey." I softly whisper to him, "What's wrong?" I turned my head slightly to him.
He nuzzles his face deeper until i can feel his nose touching my neck, I almost fight back goosebumps that are coming, "I don't feel good." His voice is raspy.
Alex turns into us, "Great. I'm third-wheeling right now."
I hush him and he rises his hand in surrender.
I bring my palm into his forehead and feel it burning. "Ollie." He whispers into my neck, I turn my head a little so i can see him more. I hum in respond.
"Can i lay my head on your lap?" He whispers again, he sounds so weak.
"Sure." I say and he moves his head into my lap. "Are you cold?"
He nods, "A little."
"Are you gonna be okay or do you want to go home?"I says
"Home." I nodded. I had to take him home, he looked a little pale to even stand up.
"Okay, let's get to your car, i'm driving you home." I say as i carefully move to take my bag with me. "Alex, i'm gonna drive him home. He doesn't feel so good." Alex nodded, understanding.
I carefully help him to get on his feet, "You okay?" I check on him once again. He nodded. I carried him as much as i could to his Jeep, he didn't fully lean his weight on me.
He fixed himself on his passenger seat, and nodded. I put the car on drive, and turned to him, "Point the ways to your house, Okay?"
He nodded.
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"Alright, suit yourself." I say as he lays on his bed. He mumbles a quick thank you.
"Do you have a medicine drawer or something?"
He nodded, "In the kitchen, not very sure where."
"Wow, that's really helping." I sarcastically mumbled at him, He opened one of his eyes to glare at me.
I rolled my eyes at him, I went downstairs to get some advil and a glass of water for him. I check every draw i can see in his kitchen and finally found it. As i was about to get upstairs, i met a women, very similar feature with Jeff. She looked surprise to see me.
I would too.
"Um—Hey, Mrs. Atkins. I'm Jeff's friend, he is a bit ill so brought him home." I nervously say
"He's upstairs?" She asks, while glancing at the stairs.
"Yes, i was about to bring him these." I say, lifting the advil and the water, while showing her a sheepish smile.
She smiles, "Thank you for taking care of him, you can stay here as long as you want. If he is not well by the time i get home, i'll send him to the hospital."
I nod, "Whats your name?" She asks
"Olivia. Olivia Martin." I smile and her eyes widen.
"As the Olivia he always talks about?" She asks, "My my— he does know how to choose his lady." I laugh nervously. I don't know what is that suppose to mean. "Oh—go bring him those." She says as she points at both things in my hand. I smile and nodded, I slowly went upstairs, don't want to create any unnecessary sounds.
I sit on the edge of the bed and wake Jeff up. "Hey." I smile as he woke up. "Here take this then you continue your sleep." I give him the advil and the glass.
"I thought you left." He says after taking his medicine and put his glass on the table.
"I didn't i take that long." I rolled my eyes at him. I shake my head, "I met your mom."
"Is she being harsh on you?" He almost sat up, but his head rings, instead he laid back down and eyeing me worried.
"No actually, she knows me. She said, you talk a lot about me." I tease him.
He groans and throw his body back into the bed. I quietly laugh. "I'm gonna go home, okay." I say about to leave.
He turns his body to face me, I can see his pout begins to visible. "What?" I rise my eyebrow at him. Does he actually want me to stay?
"You can't stay?" He asks.
"What do you want me to do? Watch you sleep and rob you?" I furrowed my eyebrows, unamused.
Jeff shrugs then make a space on his bed, "Cuddle me?"
God, I hate that it makes my heart jumps a little, i hate that i actually wiling to do that. "No, i'll get sick too." His pout now is very visible, I can't resist that. With a groan i set myself beside him and he immediately cuddles me. "l
"You're so hot." I complained as i settled next to him, and he pulled me closer.
"I know." This cocky bastard, i can hear a smirk on his tone.
"Not that way." I roll my eyes. "Sleep."
"Okay." He mumbled, snuggling closer.
"Friends don't do this, by the way." I pointed out to him.
Jeff shrugs, "I really, really don't care about that." He mumbled a lot more, then silent.
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I woke up 3 hours after that with an empty space beside me. I sit up and grab my phone, seeing it's 3pm. I set my phone aside when I see Jeff coming out of the bathroom, "Feeling better?" I sat up.
"A lot better actually."He says as he jump into the bed. "You're a good cuddle buddy. I need you more in my life."
I hate to admit, he is too. I feel so secure and calm in his arms. But, maybe it was the fact that i have never cuddled anyone.
He lays down into his previous place, and i join him. We both are looking up into the ceiling. It was so quiet but i'm not complaining. I feel comfortable. "What do you think of me when we first met?" Jeff breaks the silent.
"I thought you were an asshole." I chuckle "Because you hang out with Bryce."
He chuckled "That explains why you were so bitter that time."
"I'm sorry i was too quick to judge you."
"People tend to do that sometimes." He shrugs, "You wanna know what i think when i first saw you?"
"Nope." I answer truthfully
"Well, i'm gonna tell you anyway. I thought you were the most beautiful girl i've ever seen and i know it sounds horribly cheesy but holy fuck, you should see your face sometime. And as i get to know you, you are everything i've been expecting for. You're kind, beautiful, friendly, self-less, and weird." He chuckles after he said that last word.
Holy shit. Does that mean—? I'm so certain that my cheek is burning right now, I looked like a boiled lobster, that's for sure.
I take a deep breath, and I turn to him, finding that he already looked at me. Without hesitation, he closes the gap between us, he got on top of me while both of his hand is still on both side of my face. My heart is pounding, I've thought about kissing him but i don't expect this. His rough side, i thought he won't be rough on me, i thought he'd be gentle, showing me his desire to me. But, hell i won't mind feeling his rough side.
His tongue slide to my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I opened my mouth, returning his kiss. Then i came into my senses that i'm kissing him.
I pulled away, breathless. "I—."
"I'm so sorry i kissed you. I know you don't like me that way, fuck of course you don't. I get caught in the moment. I'm so sorry. I don't wanna change anything betw—" I cut his rant with my finger, almost burst into laughter when my fingers met his wet lips.
"Hey." I say softly again. Bringing his face up, so he could look at me but he doesn't open his eyes. "Open your eyes."
"No, i don't wanna look at your face, because i know it was written with regret right now." He shakes his head.
I smile even he can't see me, "I don't regret it Jeff, not even a single bit."
"Really?" He reveled his deep brown eyes, he looked like a dream melting into me.
I giggled, feeling so happy, "Yes. I kinda like you."
Jeff furrowed his eyebrow, "Kinda? Admit it you like me hella a lot."
"So, you don't like me? Why the hell you kissed me for?" I grumpily said to him.
Jeff laughed, "I like you, too!" He pecked my nose. I scrunch my nose.
"God, i'm gonna be end up with you." I playfully rolled my eyes. "And, you're still on top of me."
He put his whole weight on me. Hugging me from on top of me.
"You know," I poked him, "Friends don't kiss around with each other."
"Welp, We're crossing that line already." Jeff smiled into my neck.
I groaned at him, while trying to push his weight off of me.
"So, pick you up at 7pm on Saturday?"
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